The Tasmanian Writers’ Centre is excited to announce the Hachette Mentoring Program, which offers a professional mentorship opportunity for one Tasmanian writer a year to work with Sophie Hamley, Publisher with Hachette Australia and former President of the Australian Literary Agents’ Association.

Applications will open Monday June 1 and close 5pm, Friday June 26.

You will need to submit:

• A letter containing a brief 250-word description of the work, any relevant writing history, and your reasons for wanting a mentor; and
• the first 3000 words of your unpublished manuscript. Manuscripts must be complete and edited.

Your submission must be clearly labelled with your name and manuscript title, with the subject heading: HACHETTE MENTORING PROGRAM SUBMISSION. For more information, click here.

Submissions and enquiries to: admin@tasmanianwriters.org